2022/24826 - Detentions of children under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act

REQUEST

1. For each month between and including March 2019 and December 2021, please provide the number of detentions of children (under 18) detained under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983

2. The total number of individual children detained under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act during the following periods:

       a. 28/02/2019 to 29/02/2020

       b. 01/03/2020 to 01/03/2021

3. In reference to question (1), for each detention can you provide:

        a. The month and year of the detention (MM/YYYY)

        b. Did the detention take place outside ‘working hours’ (weekends and                  5pm-9am weekdays)?

        c. The age of the child (broken down into the following bands to avoid                  potential identification):

        i. 0-5

       ii. 5-11

      iii. 12-15

      iv. 16-17

      d. The gender of the child

      e. The reason for detention (suicidality, self-harm, etc.)

      f. Was it a detention of a child looked after by a local authority? (if known)

     g. Where did the detention take place:

     h. Accident and emergency department

     ii. A paediatric ward

    iii. A “place of safety” at a mental health trust

    iv. Other

     i. For how long was the person detained by a police officer?

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